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In 1969, the Zinacantec Maya of Mexico's Nabenchauk Valley all wore essentially the same clothes: square ponchos and shawls over simple cotton shirts, shorts, and skirts. Their outfits bore red and white stripes, with the proportions dictated by the type of garment.
President Donald Trump has pardoned a former Navy sailor who served a year in prison for taking sensitive pictures of the reactor inside a nuclear submarine, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Friday. Trump repeatedly invoked the sailor, Kristian Saucier, during his presidential campaign after he was imprisoned for taking the pictures inside classified areas of the the USS Alexandria in 2009, saying Saucier's life was "ruined" though he did "nothing" compared to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
At a moment when many of his former voters believe that America is facing a genuine democratic crisis, former President Barack Obama has been largely silent about what is happening in American politics. Other than a handful of appearances-an interview with David Letterman in a new Netflix show, or an oral history project at MIT-he insists on following protocol and tradition for former presidents, resisting the temptation to jump back into the political fray.
Despite the partisanship that has paralyzed Washington on so many issues, some Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate have come together around the proposition that America imprisons too many people for too long and that the burden of incarceration disproportionately falls on racial minorities. Ominously, however, the enlightened legislation they have produced is opposed by the Trump Justice Department.
Counsel for Defendant and Appellant: Hilda Scheib, First District Appellate Project Counsel for Plaintiff and Respondent: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey M. Lawrence, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Sharon Wooden, Deputy Attorney General, Dorian Jung, Deputy Attorney General A jury convicted defendant Damari Mathews of second degree robbery and firearms offenses and found true the allegation that a principal personally used a firearm during the robbery after Mathews robbed the victim and shot himself as he was trying to escape. The trial court sentenced him to 13 years in prison.
A Democrat is seeking a seat in the Pennsylvania House again this year after being bounced from last year's special election for not using his toilet enough. A judge had ruled in 2017 that Frederick Ramirez didn't spend enough time at his home in the 197th District within Philadelphia County because records showed he was billed for only 95 gallons of water between March 2016 and January 2017 -- or less than two flushes a month, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported .
Attilio Fontana, candidate for the Presidency of the Lombardia Region, makes the victory sign in his electoral campaign headquarters in Milan, Italy. Fontana is one of the recently elected right-wing politicians who is pushing a hardline, anti-migrant agenda.
As Gov. Greg Abbott sounds the alarm about Democratic efforts to influence the post-2020 redistricting process, he is being backed up by a new super PAC led by a key ally. The super PAC, #ProjectRedTX, has quietly raised a half a million dollars - from a single donor - as it looks to ensure Republican dominance in Texas through the next round of redistricting.
American women have it pretty good compared to their counterparts in other nations who are still denied basic rights like learning how to read or drive. Last week marked International Women's Day, which advocates for the rights and freedom of women around the world.
"In wealthy nations, they believe that they have the freedom to pursue those alternatives and not worry so much that they pay less," said one professional. Iranian women are topping the charts with the highest number of female scientists in the world, far surpassing their western counterparts with over half of students leaving with science diploma.
To my astonishment, I began receiving daily news updates from the Pentagon, innocuously named the Early Bird Brief, about a month ago. One particularly perverse news brief warrants mention: the number of out-of shape and unfit youth is an imminent national security crisis, , but because they are "too fat to fight," as one writer put it.
Napa County Fire captain Chase Beckman says a gunman has taken ho... Two of the mental health workers killed by a former U.S. soldier at a California veterans home were psychologists who treated veterans with post-traumatic stress syndrome and the third victim was the program's the executive director. The Pathway Home program at the country's largest veterans home in Yountville said in a statement Friday that 42-years-old Jennifer Golick and 29-years-old Jennifer Gonzales were accomplished mental health therapists.
Just days before western Pennsylvania's special election, his campaign informed some residents that he may knock on doors that morning in this critical GOP stronghold. It's almost 11 a.m., and they're still waiting.
Hawaii's food stamp administrator says he was stunned when he first heard that the U.S. Agriculture Department wanted to replace some cash benefits with a pre-assembled package of shelf-stable goods. That changed quickly to frustration, befuddlement and serious concern.
Cmdr. Eric Doyle, left, flight leader for the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, presents Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Jeff Cmar of West Newton with a crest during a Blue Angels cresting ceremony at Naval Air Facility, El Centro, Calif.
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Kansas Lt. Gov. Tracey Mann said he was “very impressed” with the Hutchinson Career and Technical Education Academy after a quick tour Friday of the Hutchinson USD 308 site.